A total of Forty –Three (43) Human Resource Practitioners including organizations were honoured at the 2nd Ghana human Resource Innovation Awards (GHRIA) 2019.
The event which took place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel recognized organizations with excellent HR practices and models as well as leading practitioners, who have demonstrated excellence & Innovation in the HR Profession.

Now in the second year, GHRIA 2019 which was on the theme ‘Celebrating excellence in the HR industry’ is an annual celebration of leading Human Resource Practitioners and Organizations with topnotch HR models who have made sterling contributions to the corporate sector over the years.

In all, thirteen organizations participated in the awards ceremony and these include; Melcom Group, Goldfields Ghana, Guinness Ghana, Barclays Bank, ECG, VRA, MTN Ghana, Broll Ghana, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Enterprise Group, Ghana Exim Bank, SSNIT and DVLA.

Speaking at the event, Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission,Dr. Edward Kwapong who spoke on behalf of the Minister of Labour and Employment Relations, Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah said the wealth of a nation in any organization or institution lies in the quality of its Human Resources and how well these resources are managed.

“Importance of the work done by those whose responsibility it is to manage these resources cannot be overlooked, it is in line with this that I take the opportunity to commend the Organizers of this event, Instinctwave for providing the platform to recognize and reward hardworking Human Resource experts and professionals for their efforts and contribution to the employment and labour sector of this country”.
According to Dr.Kwapong, unemployment is a national security issue and as a result government has embarked on an aggressive developmental agenda for job creation as its main focus. He noted that, this is contained in the coordinated programme of social and economic development policies 2017-2024 and actualized with the numerous ongoing government initiative most of which is by popular catch phrase; “Free SHS,One District –one factory, one –village-one dam, Nation Builders Corp (NaBco)”among others.

“To achieve the Nana Akufo-Addo vision of Ghana beyond aid, quality human resource are a key and essential requirement. The responsibility of development rest on all players in the society and not just government”.

He reiterated that as a Ministry mandated to oversee and manage employment and labour issues of the country, the creation of decent jobs and welfare of workers is of utmost importance to the Ministry of employment and Labour Relations.

Mr. Akin Naphtal, CEO of InstinctWave, organisers of the event, in his opening address said the impact of HR leaders are rarely celebrated or recognized which is why Instinctwave has created the platform to reward the efforts and hard work of HR Practitioners and organizations.

“We are grateful to stakeholders, partners, HR professionals and organizations for their support, dedication and contribution in making this 2nd GHRIA a successful one, I would also congratulate award winners for their efforts, hard work and Professionalism, and we look forward to another memorable event in the coming years”.



Below is the list of Award winners:

Organizational Awards
HR Innovation of the Year: Retail
Melcom Group
HR Innovation of the Year: Mining
Goldfields Ghana
HR Innovation of the Year: Professional Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
HR Innovation of the Year Award: Real Estate
Broll Ghana
HR Innovation of the Year: Alcoholic & Non-alcoholic Manufacturing
Guinness Ghana
HR Innovation of the Year: Telecom
MTN Ghana
HR Innovation of the Year Banking:
Barclays Bank
Excellence in Leadership Development Award
Goldfields Ghana
HR Innovation of the Year: Insurance
Enterprise Group

Outstanding Employee Retention Policy
MTN Ghana
Excellence in Women Empowerment Strategy
Guinness Ghana
Excellence in Employee Engagement
MTN Ghana
Excellence in Graduate Recruitment & Development Award
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Employer of the Year
MTN Ghana
HR Team of the Year: Bronze
Barclays Bank
HR Team of the Year: Silver
Goldfields Ghana
MTN Ghana
HR Team of the Year: Gold

Public Sector Winners
Emerging HR Innovation of the Year Award (Public Sector)
DVLA
HR Innovation of the Year: Public Sector
Ghana Exim Bank
HR Team of the Year (Public Sector): Bronze
VRA
HR Team of the Year Public Sector: Silver
Ghana Exim Bank
HR Team of the Year: Gold
ECG
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

HR Professional of the Year (Private Sector)
Mr. William Easmon
Human Resource Director, Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd

HR Woman Professional of The Year (Private sector)
Dr. Hazel P Berrard Amuah,
Human Resource Director, Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited

HR Professional of the Year (Public Sector)
Mr. Lawrence Osei Kuffuor
Director/Human Resource, ECG

HR Woman Professional of the Year (Public Sector)
Mrs. Joyce Wereko-Ampim Opoku
General Manager, Admin & Human Resource, SSNIT

Bronze Most people focused CEO of the Year (Public Sector): Mr. Kwasi Agyemang Busia
CEO, DVLA
Silver Most people focused CEO of the Year( Public Sector): Mr. Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa

Gold Most people focused CEO of the year ( Public Sector): Mr. Lawrence Agyinsam CEO, Ghana Exim Bank

Most people focused CEO of the Year (Private Sector): Mr. Keli Gadzekpo

HR Personality of the Year Award: Amma Benneh- Amponsah
Human Resource Executive, MTN Ghana



Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders Award:

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Prince Kyei Bafour
Head, Human Resource Manager, Melcom Group

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Amma Benneh- Amponsah
Human Resources Executive, MTN Ghana


Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Theodora Nti-Appiah
Senior Manager, Human Capital
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana



Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Mr. Francis Eduku
Vice President & Head of Human Resources of West Africa
Gold Fields Ghana

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Doreen Akorfa Gagakuma
Head of HR / Administration Division, Broll Ghana Ltd

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Mr. William Easmon
Human Resource Director, Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Dr. Hazel P Berrard Amuah,
Human Resource Director, Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Mr. Lawrence Osei Kuffuor
Director,Human Resource, ECG

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Mrs. Joyce Wereko-Ampim Opoku
General Manager, Admin & Human Resource, SSNIT


Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Amma Korantema Ansah
General Manager, Group Human Resources
Enterprise Group


Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders

Mr.Michael Tetteh-Voetagbe
General Manager, Human Resource & Administration
Ghana EXIM Bank

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders

Dr. (Mrs). Irene Stella Agyenim-Boateng
HR Director, VRA

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Naa Bortei-Doku, Director of HR, GNPC

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Daphne Oppong, HR Director, Ecobank

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Angela Abraham MBA, HR Director, The Coca-Cola Bottling COY

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Peter Duplan, HR Manager, GLICO GROUP LTD

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Akwelley Bulley Director, HR Universal Merchant Bank

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, HR Director Vodafone Ghana

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Ann Obeng-Ababio Head, HR Access Bank Ghana

Ghana Top 20 HR Leaders
Vivian Tetteh, Head, HR Cadbury Ghana Limited


About InstinctWave

Head quartered in the UK, Instinct Wave is Africa’s premium B2B event & specialist, the organizer of the highly successful Ghana Information Technology &Telecom Awards (GITTA) in its 9th year, Ghana Procurement & Supply Chain Awards, Ghana Finance Innovation Awards in its 5th Year, Africa Public Sector Conference & Awards in its 2nd year, West Africa Construction Awards in its 3rd Year, Marketing World Awards in its 9th Year, and other industry related events across Africa.